I love using towels like this for correction jobs. Use once, throw away. I will use $10~$15 worth of towels on a single full correction job. I get awesome results and don't have a single problem with etching or scratches.

Imho, the attitude that you can't use cheap towels is over played. I do have my nice expensive towels that I use. But as long as you view these as throw aways, they do fine on prepped surfaces.

I will say, I like to use plush and ww towels when drying or just doing a wax. But once a car has been clayed, the surface is clean and there's not a need for a thick nap.

My e90 is Jet Black. Using those microfibers with any pressure at all to dry or remove compound/wax WILL leave marks in the paint.

Just depends on how picky you want to be about your paint. Black is a b*tch to keep absolutely perfect but I am picky.

Great towels for everything else though.

I have about 8 really good quality waffle-weave towels for drying besides my leaf blower.

I disagree. I worked on the softest paint I've ever worked on and it left no marks at all(I have pictures if you're interested). What will leave marks is dirt. If the surface is void of dirt, you won't scratch. Where plush towels are the best for use is when there is still chance of there being dirt, say after a wash.

Ya know, some think a leaf blower will cause marring....I don't believe it. But to me, when I hear the fear over using cheaper towels on a properly prepped surface to removed polish, it sounds exactly the same.

I buy a bag or two of these every spring. The tags rip off very easily. I don't normally use them on the paint either, but they're great all purpose towels - wheels, engine, interior, jams, plastics, etc.